Elvis Costello - Welcome to the working week
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From: phillip@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Phillip Charles Saunders)
WELCOME TO THE WORKING WEEK
Elvis Costello
Now that your pEicture's in the paper bein' rG#m7ythmic'lly admired
And you can C#m7have anyone that you have F#ever desired,
AAll you gotta tell me now is wBhy, why, why why.
AWelcome to the working C#mweek.
Oh, I knAow it don't thrill you.
I hEope it don't kill you.
AWelcome to the C#mworking wF#eek.
You gotta Ado it till you're through it so you bBetter get to it.
EAll of your fam'ly had to G#mkill to survive,
C#mAnd they're still waitin' for their F#big day to arrive.
But Aif they knew how I felt, they'd bBury me alive.
AWelcome to the working C#mweek.
Oh, I knAow it don't thrill you.
I hEope it don't kill you.
AWelcome to the C#mworking wF#eek.
You gotta Ado it till you're through it so you bBetter get to it.
G#mI hear you sayin', "Hey, C#mthe city's all right,"
When you F#monly read aG#mbout it in bAooks. B
G#mSpend all your money gettin' C#mso convinced
That you nAever even bother to loBok
ESometimes I wonder if we're lG#mivin' in the same land. C#m
Why d'you wanna F#be my friend
When I fAeel like a juggler runnin' Boutta hands'
AWelcome to the working C#mweek,
AOh ah, welcome to the working wEeek.
From: jstaton@math.lsa.umich.edu (Joseph L Staton)
The first verse hit the chords once each and let's them ring-- the first
chorus and after the chords are struck once on the first downbeat followed
by two half beats (a "one and two" syncopated count if you wasted
years as a high-school band-nazi)
Welcome to the Working Week- Elvis Costello
Verse: (tacit until picture)
Now that your picture's Ein the paper bein' publG#micly admired
You can hC#mave anyone
That you have eF#ver desired
AAll you gotta do is tell me Bwhy, why, why, why...
Chorus
WAelcome to the workin' weEek
Oh, I kAnow it don't thrill you
I hope Eit don't kill you
Welcome Ato the workin' week F#
You gotta do it 'Atil you do it
So you'd betteBr get to it
Verse 2:
Not like your family had to kill to survive
They're still waitin' for their
Big day to arrive
If they knew how I felt
They'd bury me alive
Chorus
Bridge
I heG#ar you sayin' that the city's all rightC#m
But you've oF#mnly read about it in G#mbooks A B
Spent aG#ll your money gettin' so convinced C#m
That you never even bothereAd to learn B
Verse 3:
Not like we're even livin' in the same land
Why you want to be my friend
When I'm actin' like a juggler
Runnin' outta hands
WelcomeA to the workin' week E
Well now, welcome to tAhe workin' week E
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Joe Staton jstaton@umich.edu
Department of Biology Joe.Staton@um.cc.umich.edu
University of Michigan
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